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大学生英语竞赛B类英语专业-词汇与人文知识(一)
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[单项选择]Birds that breed on high cliffs have pear-shaped eggs that roll in a tight circle, making them() less likely to roll off the cliff.
A. somewhere
B. sometimes
C. something
D. somewhat
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[单项选择]Oil paints are ()they have become the most popular painter’s colors.
A. so versatile and durable that
B. so versatile and durable than
C. such versatile and durable as
D. such versatile and durable that
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[单项选择]The recent literary representations of the North-East of England have been concerned with life after the death of ()
A. farming and spinning.
B. ducking and diving
C. wheeling and dealing
D. coalmining and shipbuilding
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[单项选择]The cinema of the United States, also known as (), has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century.
A. Bollywood
B. Broadway
C. Disney
D. Hollywood
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[单项选择]______(born on 20 February 1951) is currently Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the
A. Gordon Brown; Conservative Party
B. Gordon Brown; Labour Party
C. Tony Blair; Labour Party
D. Tony Blair; Liberal Democrat Party
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[单项选择]—To talk to her you wouldn’t think she’s just lost her job.
—I know. She’s obviously upset but she’s ()
A. playing it by foot
B. putting a brave face on it
C. putting her finger on it
D. on the tip of her tongue
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[单项选择]Oxford is a city with such a mind-blowing reputation that many who come here find themselves()by the place and can’t wait to leave, while others, who take to it like a duck to water, find themselves returning again and again.
A. threatened
B. intimidated
C. deprived
D. maltreated
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[单项选择]Our planned visit to the United Kingdom ()because we were unable to get the visas before the date of departure.
A. fell over
B. fell down
C. fell through
D. fell behind
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[单项选择]______, Marcia walked up to the podium and deliverer an animated acceptance speech.
A. Excited about winning the award
B. Been excited with winning the award
C. To be excited about winning the award
D. Exciting with winning the award
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[单项选择]Nothing probably has more contributed to ()the poverty and backwardness of India than the want of good roads.
A. accelerate
B. alleviate
C. perpetuate
D. circumvent
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[单项选择]The fact is (), after years of experimenting, the music industry still hasn’t found a way of making significant money out of the Internet.
A. when
B. that
C. because
D. however
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[单项选择]Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas ()less than 20 inches of rainfall.
A. there are
B. where there is
C. in which is
D. which has
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[单项选择]Each of the fifty states in the USA elects ()senators.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
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[单项选择]The government is expecting to win the next election, but if it loses, the Prime Minister will()from politics.
A. evacuate
B. resign
C. evade
D. retreat
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[单项选择]
—Here is the menu. ()
—I’m going to have steak and chips.
—I fancy the spaghetti but I always drop it down the front of my shirt.
A. Can I help you, sir
B. Do you have a menu in Chinese
C. What do you fancy
D. May I see the wine list
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[单项选择]Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Which is not her work listed below()
A. David Copperfield
B. Mansfield Park
C. Sense and Sensibility
D. Emma
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[单项选择]
—Didn’t you just love that film
—As a matter of fact, ()
—It was kind of long, wash’t it
—Long I fell asleep at least twice. It was endless.
A. I’m a big fan of it.
B. I’m really into the director’s work.
C. I’ve always liked comedies.
D. I found it rather boring.
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[单项选择]When I was a teenager, I () a lot and people couldn’t understand what I was saying.
A. complained
B. mumbled
C. uttered
D. gossiped
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[单项选择]About ______ of the people in Quebec are of French descent.
A. 30%
B. 50%
C. 80%
D. 90%
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[单项选择]Ignore that stunning view and keep your eyes on the road, ()admiring beautiful scenery or dramatic buildings puts drivers at risk.
A. ahhough
B. because
C. whereas
D. while
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[单项选择]
—Hey, watch out! That’s a red light, and I’m on a pedestrian crossing!
—()
—I’m all right, but your front wheel is on the kerb.
A. Aha, very nice to meet you!
B. Sorry! Are you OK
C. I couldn’t agree more!
D. How dare you say that!
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[单项选择]—He’s upset. You shouldn’t have offended him.
—I know I shouldn’t have()
A. I didn’t mean to.
B. I wasn’t able to.
C. I was confident of that.
D. I was used to it.
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[单项选择]—Do you want to see my holiday snaps of Greece and Turkey
—Sure.
—That’s me in the foreground. Behind me is the Acropolis. This one’s a bit out of focus.
You can’t see it very clearly.
—Send me a postcard next time you go.
—I would, but ______
A. I only go there once in a blue moon.
B. most of these are great pictures.
C. I don’t have any accessories like a tripod or anything.
D. the flight was delayed.
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[单项选择]—Have you got any good ideas for the project yet
—Yes, I’ve just ()something wonderful.
A. gone in for
B. got along with
C. come up with
D. made up for
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[单项选择]______, the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans.
A. As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be.
B. As its few remaining isolated habitats may be.
C. May its few remaining habitats be as isolated.
D. Its few remaining habitats may be as isolated.
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[单项选择]It is generally true that the lower the stock market falls, ()
A. higher the price of gold rises
B. the price of gold rises high
C. the higher the price of gold rises
D. rises high the price of gold
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[单项选择]The capital of New Zealand is on ()Island.
A. North
B. South
C. Chatham
D. Cook
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[单项选择]The United States is a nation of immigrants. By the year 2000, more than 11% of all Americans were foreign born. Which state has the largest number of immigrants()
A. New Jersey
B. California
C. New York
D. Arizona
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[单项选择]The world’s smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area, Australia-owing to its size and isolation-is often dubbed the "______", and is sometimes considered the world’s largest island.
A. island continent
B. lost continent
C. Noah’s Ark
D. Lost Paradise
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[单项选择]Which country gave the United States the Statue of Liberty()
A. England
B. France
C. Germany
D. Spain
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[单项选择]()had I bought the computer ()I regretted spending so much money on it.
A. After; that
B. Not only; but
C. As soon as; and
D. No sooner; than
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[单项选择]It ()Sam who called and didn’t leave a message on the answering machine. He said he wanted to get together with us this weekend.
A. might have been
B. should have been
C. ought to be
D. ought to have been
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[单项选择]’The Lake Poets’ such as William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge and ()were connected with the Lake District.
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy
C. Robert Southey
D. John Keats
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[单项选择]I had never been to Denmark before, so when I set out to catch the ferry in early May, I little ()that, by the end of the trip, I would have made such lasting friendships.
A. wondered
B. suspected
C. doubted
D. judged
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[单项选择]Julie always thought of herself as an easy-going and () person, who put up with people’s peculiarities.
A. tolerant
B. helpful
C. quarrelsome
D. indifferent
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[单项选择]The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland form a group of islands known as()
A. Great Britain
B. England
C. The British Isles
D. The United Kingdom
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[单项选择]The shrinking range poses ()to Africa’s elephants
A. a graver threat that is long-term
B. long-term the gravest threat
C. the gravest long-term threat
D. a long-term threat graver
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[单项选择]Famous for his ()punctuation, typography, and language, Edward Estlin Cummings published his collected poems in 1954.
A. new innovations for
B. innovations newly approached in
C. newly approached
D. innovations in
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[单项选择]One of the most extraordinary things about the First World War was the enthusiasm()the majority of soldiers went off to fight for their country.
A. in that
B. for which
C. with which
D. for that
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[单项选择]It has been estimated that ()one hundred thousand men participated in the gold rush of 1898.
A. approximately
B. until
C. more
D. as much as
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[单项选择]Happily my parents always had a(n)______ attitude to my staying out late in the evening.
A. long-suffering
B. long-standing
C. kind-hearted
D. easy-going
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[单项选择]A (n)()gives you definite ()and arrival dates, and a list of all your destinations.
A. timetable; parting
B. scheme; leave
C. agenda; quitting
D. itinerary; departure
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[单项选择]()is an accent that emerged at the beginning of the nineteenth century, associated with the way upper-class and well-educated people spoke, especially in the "golden triangle" of London, Oxford and Cambridge.
A. Received Pronunciation
B. Queen’s English
C. Cockney
D. Yorkshire Dialect
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[单项选择]I wish Peter ()so far away from the town centre. We’ll have to take a taxi.
A. doesn’t live
B. didn’t live
C. wouldn’t live
D. shouldn’t live
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[单项选择]
—Here I am. I got lost in the gift shop. There was so much to look at.
—()
—I was going to, but I thought I would see if things were cheaper in the old part of town first.
A. Did you buy anything
B. How much did you spend
C. What did you buy
D. Well, are they on sale
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[单项选择]San Francisco is located on the central part of the California shoreline. It is a principal gate ()
A. to the East
B. to the West
C. to the North
D. to the South
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[单项选择]American parents living in large cities like to send their children to()because they believe that these schools are safer and have higher academic standards than "common schools".
A. elite school
B. private schools
C. community colleges
D. religious schools
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[单项选择]Which movie is an American fantasy adventure film released in 2012, nominated for eleven Academy Awards and offered four including Best Director in 2013()
A. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
B. Avatar
C. Life of Pi
D. The Hurt Locker
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[单项选择]Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre were written by which of the following authors
A. Emily Bronte
B. Charlotte Bronte
C. Emily Bronte and Charlotte Bronte respectively.
D. Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte respectively.
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[单项选择]Not until 1942 ______ a drying patient’s life using penicillin.
A. when John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved
B. saved John Bumstead and Orvan Hess
C. did John Bumstead and Orvan Hess save
D. that John Bumstead and Orvan Hess
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[单项选择]()year my travel agent promises me that my holiday will be ()best I have ever had, but none of these promises has ever come true.
A. Every; the
B. Each; a
C. Last; the
D. Once a; a
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[单项选择]—I think there may be other options that we haven’t considered yet.
—So what you mean is ______.
—No, I just think that we shouldn’t make too quick a decision.
A. that I shouldn’t get angry with you
B. you don’t like my idea
C. that you want to break up with me
D. that it makes me look stupid
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[单项选择]The giraffe survives in part because it can reach the vegetation in the high branches of trees where other animals ()
A. are to touch
B. have not grazed
C. can reach
D. have not been browsed
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[单项选择]
—My boss at work is a real bully.
—In that case, make sure you don’t ()to her, and whatever happens, don’t be tempted to ()your notice.
A. give up; hand in
B. give m; hand over
C. give up; hand down
D. give in; hand in
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[单项选择]()is situated on the border separating Ontario, Canada, from New York State, in the U.S.
A. The Hudson River
B. Lake Superior
C. Vancouver
D. Niagara Falls
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[单项选择]Which American state is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean()
A. Alaska.
B. Hawaii.
C. Florida.
D. California.
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[单项选择]As a scientific document, the book should stand for several years until further ()make revision ()
A. development; impossible
B. experiments; optional
C. advances; necessary
D. attempts; undesirable
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[单项选择]Perhaps one of the most tragic masters of art, Van Gogh, yearned ()recognition during his lifetime, but was denied it until after his death.
A. on
B. to
C. for
D. up
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[单项选择]Male and female loons tend to act (), actively helping each other forage for food to feed their young.
A. aggressively
B. surreptitiously
C. cooperatively
D. defensively